The Big Picture
Michelle Johnston The Big Picture
Do we accept our fate, knowing we – you and I – will be dead and decomposing by the time the real horror sets in? Or do we love the land under our feet enough, the sparkle of cool water, the colour of a billion birds and insects, and, of course, our fellow humans (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 8, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michelle Johnston Tags: LITFL big picture climate and health alliance climate change doctors for the environment global green global warming healthy hospitals solar Source Type: blogs
Percivall Pott
Dr Mike Cadogan Percivall Pott
Percivall Pott (1714 – 1788) was a British surgeon. Extensive work with hernia repair, hydrocoele repair, vertebral TB and his own Pott fracture (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Mike Cadogan Tags: Eponym Orthopaedics ankle fracture chimney sweep Percivall Pott Pott curvature Pott fracture scrotal cancer Source Type: blogs
Fluids and electrolytes: Potassium wasting nephropathy
Sabrine Elkhodr Fluids and electrolytes: Potassium wasting nephropathy
In this video Joel Topf looks at three types of potassium wasting nephropathies: Polyuria; distal RTA; and hypomagnesemia...and how each can lead to hypokalemia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 2, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sabrine Elkhodr Tags: Medmastery Podcast Fluids and Electrolytes Hypomagnesemia Joel Topf nephropathy Polyuria Potassium Potassium wasting nephropathy Source Type: blogs
Jellybean 110 Emergency Medicine in Uganda
Dr Doug Lynch Jellybean 110 Emergency Medicine in Uganda
Jellybean 110 Emergency Medicine in Uganda. Dr Annet Alenyo Ngabirano is from Uganda, the pearl of Africa. That is where she started but the adventure is only beginning. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 2, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Doug Lynch Tags: JellyBean Podcast AFEM Alenyo Annet Alenyo Ngabirano CODAchange FOAMed Mbarara Uganda Source Type: blogs
Fluids and electrolytes: Polyuria, polydipsia, and diabetes insipidus
Sabrine Elkhodr Fluids and electrolytes: Polyuria, polydipsia, and diabetes insipidus
In this video Joel Topf looks at how you can easily differentiate between different types of diabetes insipidus. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 29, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sabrine Elkhodr Tags: Medmastery Podcast Central Diabetes Insipidus Fluids and Electrolytes Joel Topf polydipsia Polyuria Source Type: blogs
Jellybean 109 with Dr Daniel Schubert
Dr Doug Lynch Jellybean 109 with Dr Daniel Schubert
Jellybean 109 with Daniel Schubert (@DucSchub) about love and death in the favela, about despair and hope from an unexpected source. From you. From FOAMed (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Doug Lynch Tags: JellyBean Podcast Brazil Daniel Schubert Português Source Type: blogs
Mastering Intensive Care 042 with Paul Young
Dr Andrew Davies Mastering Intensive Care 042 with Paul Young
Mastering Intensive Care Podcast 042 with Paul Young: Moving on as an ICU family after the death of a respected leader (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Andrew Davies Tags: Mastering Intensive Care Podcast Dr Peter Hicks Paul Young Source Type: blogs
Fluids and electrolytes: Potassium-sparing diuretics
Sabrine Elkhodr Fluids and electrolytes: Potassium-sparing diuretics
In this video Joel Topf looks at acetazolamide and potassium-sparing diuretics; how to optimise your patients’ diuretic regimen; the advantages and disadvantages of each diuretic; and what to do when they don’t work. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 25, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sabrine Elkhodr Tags: Medmastery Podcast acetazolamide diuretic Fluids and Electrolytes Joel Topf Potassium-sparing Potassium-sparing diuretics Source Type: blogs
Jellybean 108 The Carnival Podcast
Dr Doug Lynch Jellybean 108 The Carnival Podcast
Jellybean 108. O primeiro podcast português sobre a vida na pista rápida. A podcast about free open access medical education in Brazil. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 23, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Doug Lynch Tags: Conference JellyBean Podcast Brazil FOAMBR FOAMBRA FOAMedBRA Instagram Português Portuguese smacc2019 South America Source Type: blogs
Fluids and electrolytes: Acute symptomatic hyponatremia
Sabrine Elkhodr Fluids and electrolytes: Acute symptomatic hyponatremia
In this video Joel Topf looks at how the treatment algorithms for uncompensated hyponatremia differ based on the severity of symptoms. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 22, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sabrine Elkhodr Tags: Medmastery Podcast Fluids and Electrolytes hyponatraemia hyponatremia Joel Topf Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound Case 091
Dr James Rippey Ultrasound Case 091
A 56 year old woman presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her ECG demonstrates widespread precordial ischaemic change. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr James Rippey Tags: Cardiology TOP 100 Ultrasound apical ballooning Cardiac ultrasound echocardiography fractional shortening octopus trap Tako-Tsubo Takotsubo Takotsubo cardiomyopathy TCM Source Type: blogs
Jellybean 107 Abnormal Treatment Behaviour with Jannie Geertsema
Dr Doug Lynch Jellybean 107 Abnormal Treatment Behaviour with Jannie Geertsema
The stress and trauma associated with what you do is real and it affects how you perform. Jannie Geertsema chats Jellybean style about Abnormal Treatment Behaviour (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Doug Lynch Tags: JellyBean Podcast Psychiatry Abnormal Treatment Behaviour doctor patient relationship Jannie Geertsema VAMHLOCBTCU Source Type: blogs
Fluids and electrolytes: diuretic resistance
Sabrine Elkhodr Fluids and electrolytes: diuretic resistance
Diuretics don't always work as expected–what do you do when diuresis is not sufficient? In this video Joel Topf looks at how to alter treatment based on the pattern of diuretic response seen in your patient. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 18, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sabrine Elkhodr Tags: Medmastery Podcast diuretic diuretic resistance Fluids and Electrolytes Joel Topf Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound Case 090
Dr James Rippey Ultrasound Case 090
A 30 year old woman presents with right iliac fossa pain. Quantitative BHCG is positive at 2500 IU. Her bladder is empty so you proceed to transvaginal ultrasound. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr James Rippey Tags: Obstetrics Gynaecology TOP 100 Ultrasound Corpus luteum double decidual ring intrauterine pregnancy IUP ring of fire transvaginal ultrasound TV ultrasound uterus Source Type: blogs
ECG Mastery: High degree AV blocks
Medmastery are providing LITFL readers with a series of FOAMed courses from across their website. In this video, we look at high degree AV blocks on the ECG; the types of blocks and their clinical implications
The post ECG Mastery: High degree AV blocks appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL • Medical Blog. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sabrine Elkhodr Tags: Medmastery Podcast 2nd degree AV block Second-degree AV block Source Type: blogs
